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Have fun, get fit, make new friends...play more TENNIS!
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Happy July, Rockingham County tennis fans,
Summer 2015 RC Tennis programs are in full swing. Find children and families playing with our coaches, volunteers, and interns at Eaglemania Summer Camp at Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, at Family Play Days at Carlyle Lewis courts in Madison and at weekly Kids Tennis Clubs at FIVE summer day camps. Check the EVENTS CALENDAR on our webpage to see where we are each day and stop by to see the fun.
Are you looking for a fun family activity for a gathering in your neighborhood, church, or school program? Give RC Tennis a call to have the "tennis-mobile" with youth tennis equipment, volunteers, and FUN arrive to be part of your event.
In July, you'll find us parked at Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H Education Center, Di'lishi Frozen Yogurt Bar, MMRC Summer Camp, the Community Walk for Get Fit Eden and walking in the July 4 Eden Fun Parade.
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EVENTS , PROGRAMS, and NEWS for JULY 2015
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It's time to register for EAGLEMANIA Tennis Camp!
Summer is a great time for your child to learn to play tennis or polish their tennis skills. Eaglemania offers two weeks of tennis lessons on the courts at Rockingham Community College - July 6-9 and July 13-17. Children from grades 1-4 play from 9-10:30am each day and grades 5-8 follow from 10:30am - 12 Noon. Equipment is provided.
Eaglemania tennis registration fee is $45/child and limited scholarships are available. The complete registration package is posted on RC Tennis' Summer Camp web page. For more information please call Deborah Williams or Alice Hooker at Rockingham Community College, (336) 342-4261, ext. 2011, 8:00AM-5:00PM.
Bitrus Istifanus will lead week 1 and Alyssa Mann will lead week 2. Bitrus, a Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) certified instructor, played college tennis for St. Augustine's University in Raleigh. Coach "B" is associated with the Eden Family YMCA and has taught youth and adult tennis lessons in Rockingham County for over 15 years.
Alyssa Mann, a PTR certified instructor, lives in Greensboro with her husband and 7-year-old daughter, Victoria. She recently moved from Myrtle Beach where she taught kids tennis for 8 years. Alyssa has a 4.0 NTRP and is active on USTA Adult league teams in Greensboro and Winston-Salem. She loves helping kids have a great time as they learn this sport for a lifetime.
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY KIDS TENNIS CLUBS
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 On Mondays at RCS Kids Companion, Madison
On Tuesdays at Parkview Village, Reidsville
 On Wednesdays at the Boys and Girls Club, Eden
On Thursdays at Bridge Street Rec Center, Eden
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MEET THREE RC TENNIS SUMMER INTERNS
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arah Cochran
is 16 years old and is a rising senior at Rockingham County High School. She has been playing tennis since she was in the 7th grade, playing for her middle school and high school teams.
She plays tennis every chance she gets. This is Sarah's second summer helping RC Tennis to instill a love for tennis in the community.
Matthew Lacoya a rising senior
at McMichael High School, is 17 years old, and lives in Stokesdale. He has been an active participant in sports, including swimming and tennis. He joined the school tennis team his junior year and looks forward to playing his senior year, too.
Over the past three summers he has volunteered at Camp Carefree, and church activities such as Spiritus and Carolina across Connection.
Thomas Fish
was born in Eden but has spent about half his life in Sylva, west of Asheville. He and his brother Joseph, 6, are spending the summer with their grandparents, Ann Fish of Eden, and Larry and Delores Trent of Reidsville.
Thomas will be in seventh grade next year at Scott's Creek Elementary School and his favorite subject is science. He participated in the tennis program last summer and says he "liked it a lot." He is excited to be a middle school intern this summer.
 On Fridays, at Reidsville Family YMCA, Reidsville
More photos by Ann Fish of our first week of Kids Tennis Club are posted on our Facebook page.
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FAMILY TENNIS PLAY DAYS AT CARLYLE LEWIS COURTS in Madison
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MEET US JULY 7 AT DI'LISHI FROZEN YOGURT BAR IN EDEN FOR FAMILY TENNIS FESTIVAL
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RC Tennis is a di'lishi Community Partner this summer. Join us for a Family Tennis Festival "out back" in the di'lishi parking lot on Tuesday night July 7 from 6:30-8pm. RC Tennis will supply the mini-nets, balls, rackets and FUN to introduce you to the game of tennis. Work up a sweat and then cool off with a frozen yogurt treat inside.
Don't forget to ask for your voting spoon and vote for TENNIS every time you visit di'lishi.
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| TENNIS TALK - MONTHLY SPORTS COLUMN IN EDEN'S OWN JOURNAL |
 Executive Director Shelby Rhyne writes a monthly "Tennis Talk" column in the Sports Shorts section of
Eden' Own Journal. This monthly newspaper is available free in over 120 locations throughout Rockingham County. Your can read past columns online
here. Have an idea for a column? Please share.
January
"Tennis for School Age Children Returns." page 26
February
"Play tennis indoors, really?" page 27
March
"What is a Community Tennis Association anyway?" page 28
April
"The Miracle Year - The 1995 NC AAA State Championship",
by guest columnist Kory Flowers page 27
May
"RC Youth Services Students of Success (SOS) Play Tennis" page 27
June
"Yes, YOU can teach your child to play tennis." page 25
July
"A tennis ball and the Eiffel Tower" page 25
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Over 100 Rockingham County tennis players are members the United States Tennis Association (USTA) "making tennis make a difference".
USTA membership brings not only weekly tennis news and tips to your email box and Tennis magazine to your mail box, but also, the ability to participate in USTA Adult leagues, Junior Team Tennis and sanctioned tournaments, USTA membership for children 10 and under is FREE. Youth age 11-18 pay $20/year and adult membership is $45/year. To join the USTA , click here.
We've got game Rockingham County.
Shelby Rhyne
Executive Director
Rockingham County Tennis Association
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